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| Player Report for #53 Samuel Riobom | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| AB | 233 | | HR | 9 | | RBI | 29 | | AVG | .236 | | OPS | .757 |
| | Name: | Samuel Riobom | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $350,900 | | Birthday: | 02-28-1929 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 32 | Years of Major League Service: | 7 Years, 44 Days | | Born in: | San Juan de los Morros (Guarico) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | Venezuelan | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 8 Years, 55 Days | | Weight: | 236 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 12 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | CF | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Insignificant) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 55 | 88 | 43 | 73 | 65 | | | Versus LHP | 56 | 93 | 45 | 78 | 65 | | | Versus RHP | 54 | 86 | 42 | 72 | 65 | | | Talent | 61 | 89 | 43 | 93 | 69 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 62 | | Left Field 84 (Arm: 51) | | Stealing Ability: | 86 | | Center Field 52 (Arm: 51) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 72 | | Right Field 80 (Arm: 51) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 80 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 74 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-30-1961 | LAQ | Win, 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | LAQ | Win, 12-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-28-1961 | LAQ | Loss, 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | CHC | Loss, 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | CHC | Loss, 2-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1961 | CHC | Win, 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1961 | CHC | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1961 | DC | Loss, 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1961 | DC | Loss, 6-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | DC | Loss, 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 71 | 233 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 24 | .236 | .341 | .416 | .757 | .701 | .180 | 7.0 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 69 | 271 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 32.9 | 4.74 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 61 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .329 | .525 | .853 | | Versus Right | | 172 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .345 | .378 | .723 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .136 | .100 | .236 | | Last Week | | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .350 | .750 | | April | | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .356 | .449 | .805 | | May | | 97 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .327 | .423 | .750 | | June | | 87 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .346 | .391 | .737 | | Spring Training | | 61 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .393 | .727 | | Last Year | | 545 | 158 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 68 | 53 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .290 | .354 | .426 | .779 | | 2 Years Ago | | 522 | 134 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 67 | 41 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .311 | .393 | .704 | | Career | | 3379 | 872 | 190 | 47 | 54 | 362 | 443 | 330 | 356 | 21 | 0 | 8 | .258 | .324 | .390 | .714 | | Home | | 121 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .317 | .322 | .639 | | Road | | 112 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .366 | .518 | .884 | | Grass | | 112 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .366 | .518 | .884 | | Turf | | 121 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .317 | .322 | .639 | | Day | | 77 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .379 | .403 | .782 | | Night | | 156 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .320 | .423 | .743 | | Pinch Hitting | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Close/Late | | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .375 | .455 | .830 | | Inning 1-3 | | 77 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .367 | .377 | .743 | | Inning 4-6 | | 94 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .269 | .362 | .631 | | Inning 7-9 | | 60 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .405 | .550 | .955 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | 0 Outs | | 82 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .330 | .402 | .732 | | 1 Outs | | 79 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .374 | .481 | .855 | | 2 Outs | | 72 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .318 | .361 | .679 | | Scoring Position | | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .377 | .500 | .877 | | Bases Empty | | 130 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .344 | .415 | .760 | | Runner on 1st | | 57 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .303 | .351 | .654 | | Runner on 2nd | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .538 | .333 | .872 | | Runner on 3rd | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .533 | .846 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | | Two Strikes | | 96 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .315 | .344 | .659 | | First Pitch | | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .250 | .444 | | Count 0-1 | | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 | | Count 0-2 | | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .412 | .588 | | Count 1-0 | | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .500 | .767 | | Count 1-1 | | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .375 | .583 | | Count 1-2 | | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .212 | .250 | .462 | | Count 2-0 | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 | | Count 2-1 | | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .824 | 1.176 | | Count 2-2 | | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .267 | .400 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | | Full Count | | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .677 | .588 | 1.266 | | Behind in Count | | 70 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .197 | .314 | .511 | | Ahead in Count | | 56 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .526 | .696 | 1.222 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1951 Laredo - AA | 22 | 85 | 116 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | .293 | .325 | .371 | .696 | 6.7 | | 1951 Guelph - AAA | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .429 | .364 | .792 | 1.3 | | 1952 Guelph - AAA | 23 | 113 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | .221 | .375 | .273 | .648 | -0.2 | | 1953 Guelph - AAA | 24 | 120 | 347 | 91 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8 | .262 | .324 | .392 | .716 | 6.0 | | 1954 Guelph - AAA | 25 | 28 | 104 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .327 | .392 | .538 | .930 | 11.4 | | 1956 Guelph - AAA | 27 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .367 | .674 | 1.042 | 4.7 | | Total GHL | | 290 | 582 | 157 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 85 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 15 | .270 | .349 | .423 | .772 | 23.2 | | Total STL | | 85 | 116 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | .293 | .325 | .371 | .696 | 6.7 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1951 | Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 70, Pick 4, 1108th overall Pick) by the New York Empires. | | 01-01-1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (59); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 51 (53). | | 01-01-1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 30 (38); Eye: 54 (62). | | 01-01-1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 40 (48); Eye: 58 (71). | | 04-13-1954 | Named the #67 prospect in the ABA | | 01-01-1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 48 (50); Eye: 62 (76). | | 10-16-1955 | Wins the 1955 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF. | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 61 (73). | | 09-03-1956 | Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Barons, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (69); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 66 (74). | | 05-18-1957 | Goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Eagles, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. | | 05-19-1957 | Injured (sore knee), day-to-day for one week. | | 07-07-1957 | Was selected to the 1957 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 10-18-1957 | Wins the 1957 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF. | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (62); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 59 (63). | | 07-27-1958 | Injured (torn abdominal muscle), out for 5-6 weeks. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (57); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 62 (65). | | 04-08-1959 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 09-07-1959 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 49 (49); Eye: 67 (67). | | 07-09-1960 | Was selected to the 1960 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 09-25-1960 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Clout, with 2 RBI and 4 R. | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (61); Power: 43 (43); Eye: 73 (93). | | 05-27-1961 | Suspended 2 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | | Year | 2B | Rank | | 1956 | 30 | 3 | | 1957 | 28 | 10 | | 1959 | 38 | 2 | | 1960 | 29 | 6 | | | Year | 3B | Rank | | 1956 | 11 | 3 | | 1957 | 9 | 4 | | 1958 | 7 | 10 | | 1959 | 9 | 2 | | | | | Year | SH | Rank | | 1953 | 0 | 1 | | 1954 | 0 | 1 | | 1955 | 0 | 1 | | 1956 | 0 | 1 | | 1957 | 0 | 1 | | 1958 | 0 | 1 | | 1959 | 0 | 1 | | 1960 | 0 | 1 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 1957 | .306 | 8 | | 1960 | .290 | 10 | | | | | |
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